Mei: "Wait, wait a moment. Is announcing that I'm Bai Ge's girlfriend really a good idea?"
Bai Ge: "Of course. This way, my name will become your protection. If anyone wants to bully you, Mei, they'll have to think twice about whether they'll provoke me."
Unlike the weak and helpless Raiden Mei of today, Bai Ge would show no mercy.
If anyone dared to bully him, the emotional Bai Ge wouldn't stand for it.
Raiden Mei, however, wasn't concerned with those things.
Bai Ge had helped her twice now, even willing to go against the entire school to protect her. And now he was bringing up the topic of being boyfriend and girlfriend... Perhaps it was just a method of protection, and she shouldn't overthink it.
But!
Bai Ge's actions and kindness made Raiden Mei involuntarily have a certain thought.
"Bai Ge, do you... like me?"
As soon as she asked, Mei regretted it.
If the answer was yes, she didn't have the courage or the circumstances to accept it right now.
If the answer was no, Mei didn't know how to describe her feelings, but just the thought of it made her feel a little disappointed.
Bai Ge was stunned for a moment.
But the next second, he calmly nodded and admitted.
"Yes, I like you, Mei."
"Eh! This, I, that..."
"Haha, don't be so flustered. Let me put it this way, I really like your appearance, Mei. After all, you are undoubtedly a super beautiful girl! But... that's not a feeling that can be called love. Don't worry."
Although they were boyfriend and girlfriend in name, it was actually just a fake relationship to protect the girl.
Bai Ge stated that he hadn't fallen in love with Raiden Mei. In fact, if someone else were in Mei's situation, he felt he probably wouldn't have paid much attention.
And the special treatment for the girl was simply because she was his favorite game character.
Bai Ge's answer surprised Mei.
"I see. But if that's the case, Bai Ge, why? Why are you trying so hard to help me?" Mei couldn't help but ask.
"Hm? That's a simple question. Because I want to save you, save all of you. That's all."
Bai Ge answered without hesitation. He just wanted to shatter all the tragic plot twists from miHoYo and slam the hateful fate/scriptwriters into the ground.
"Hm? That's a simple question. Because I want to save you, save all of you."
This sentence clearly held a different meaning, but Raiden Mei couldn't understand it at the moment.
It was ten o'clock at night.
Bai Ge's image kept replaying in Mei's mind. The moment she closed her eyes, she would recall the young man's face, her heart would race, and she would find it hard to fall asleep.
Mei foresaw that she might not be able to sleep tonight, but her happiness was irrepressible.
Today, Raiden Mei was like a princess in distress who had finally met her rescuing prince.
As Bai Ge had expected, it turned out to be true.
After the two became a couple in name, eighty percent of the bullies who had been rampant before immediately disappeared.
Although, as a consequence, no female classmates were willing to greet Bai Ge willingly in the morning, he didn't care at all.
After all, Bai Ge still didn't know the names of anyone in the class besides Mei.
However, the girl's situation wasn't completely resolved.
Just like the profanity written in black marker on Mei's desk that couldn't be erased, passing students would still intentionally or unintentionally bump her stationery.
It was fine when Bai Ge was present.
But when he wasn't, people would still cause trouble.
Although Mei herself felt things were much better.
Compared to before, when no one wanted to be Raiden Mei's companion, now that Bai Ge was willing to be her guardian/prince, she felt incredibly fortunate.
However, Mei didn't know at this moment.
She wasn't the only one in this world willing to protect her.
A few days later...
"Shut up, all of you! Don't you dare badmouth Mei!!"
As Bai Ge walked into the classroom that day, he suddenly heard a familiar female voice. When he looked inside, it was just as he expected.
A wild Jump Bug was sternly lecturing those around her, taking advantage of Bai Ge's absence to harass Mei's classmates.
The newly appeared girl had two braided pigtails, her sky-blue eyes were clean and bright, and she had white hair like Bai Ge. She was slender and slim, but not underdeveloped.
It was just that her waist was so thin, it made one worry it might snap if she wasn't careful.
Even though she was angrily lashing out at those bullying Mei, her angry expression was still incredibly beautiful and cute... perhaps because her inherent silliness lessened her ferocity.
In short, she was like a lively and energetic Persian cat.
Bai Ge took a closer look and thought.
(Yo~ Isn't this the unbelievably, incredibly, super cute Kiana! Bug-bug, you've finally appeared!)
"Mei, let me go! I'm going to teach these rude people a lesson!"
"It's okay, Kiana, I don't mind anymore. Ah, Bai Ge, you're back."
"Yeah, I'm back, Mei. Yo, made a new friend so quickly?"
Seeing Bai Ge arrive at the classroom, Mei immediately showed a beautiful smile, which made Kiana, who was about to rush over to argue, freeze in her tracks.
"Mei, you smile so beautifully. Hehe, smile more."
"Mhm, I agree with that. Your name is Kiana, right? You have excellent taste."
"Of course! My taste is the best in the world. By the way, are you Mei's friend too? Hello! If you're Mei's friend, then you're my friend too."
Kiana smiled brilliantly and extended her hand friendly towards Bai Ge.
"A friend is a friend, but I'm the boyfriend."
"Oh, what?! Boyfriend!"
"Haha, you're too surprised."
Shaking Kiana's small hand up and down, Bai Ge ignored the girl's surprised expression and sat down next to Raiden Mei... he had already moved his desk over.
Although Bai Ge had a general idea of what happened given the Jump Bug's personality, he still turned to the purple-haired girl beside him and asked.
"So Mei, what's the deal with this girl?"
"Bai Ge, this is Kiana, Kiana Kaslana. This morning, when you weren't here, those people again... In short, Kiana helped me out. She's a very enthusiastic and kind person, and she's a new transfer student at Senba Academy today."
"I see. It's a good thing Mei made a new friend. Kiana, that's a very nice name."
"Wuwu~ Is this for real? Mei already has a boyfriend."
Upon learning that Bai Ge was Mei's boyfriend, the Jump Bug visibly deflated.
Kiana looked at the two of them with distress, and for some reason, she had a vague feeling that someone had put a hat on her.
Although this was their first meeting today, the extreme East Yamato Nadeshiko in front of her perfectly matched her preferences. After a brief conversation, Kiana immediately fell for Mei.
The Jump Bug instinctively wanted to get close to Raiden Mei, and after learning about the girl's predicament, this justice-filled Kaslana immediately felt indignant.
Of course, there was also a slight desire to use this opportunity of "hero saving the beauty" to become close friends with Mei, and then pull her onto the irreversible path known as yuri.
But she didn't expect Mei to already have a boyfriend.
Kiana: "Wuwuwu, what a shame. It's rare to meet a girl like Mei who fits my preferences so well. I really want to get close to Mei, hehe~"
(This is a lewd cat!)
Bai Ge (convinced): 'Well, even from a genetic perspective, it's normal for the Jump Bug's affection for Mei to grow so quickly. After all, who wouldn't fall for Mei's face, which a Kaslana can't refuse?'
Even Old Ancestor Kevin would have to show her some extra attention. (See picture, Kevin: Has taste.)
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